Vow and Declare has lost 15 starts since a career-defining win in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in 2019, but he often races in other stakes at the highest level.

Vow and Declare was 18th in the 2020 Melbourne Cup and 10th in this year’s running of the two-mile classic on Nov. 1.

His next start is far less difficult. Vow and Declare will start favored in the Group 2 Zipping Classic at 1 1/2 miles at Caulfield Racecourse on Friday evening across American time zones.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, November 27, 2022)

French Emperor, the 4-year-old gelding, has reeled off three consecutive wins in the last two months to shoot through the lower ranks of Australia’s handicap system.

How far French Emperor can progress in better handicap races in the short-term future may become clearer after the Wodonga Gold Cup at Wodonga Racecourse on Thursday evening across American time zones.

French Emperor’s current winning streak includes a smart win in a one-mile handicap at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Nov. 5, the final day of that track’s Melbourne Cup carnival.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, November 23, 2022)

Golden Sixty shone brightest but Romantic Warrior also dazzled on a three-stakes Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. 

Paul Lally:
R1: 5-6-2-1

R2: 9-2-12-1

R3: 4-2-9-3

R4: 7-2-6-3

R5: 8-9-3-6

R6: 1-2-11-3

R7: 1-3-2-4

R8: 1-6-3-7

R9: 4-3-2-5

R10: 9-1-12-5

Best Bet R5 N8 Golden Express

Longshot R2 N9 I give

Play Race1 QQP 2-5-6

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Tom Wood:
R1: 2-6-5-1

R2: 1-2-9-12

R3: 2-4-7-10

Hong Kong’s best horse the last two seasons, Golden Sixty, returns from a seven-month layoff Sunday at Sha Tin in the Group 2, $640,000 Jockey Club Mile.  

This is the first racing program of the 2022-23 Hong Kong season carrying international reverberations, the Jockey Club Mile one of three preps for the Hong Kong International Races next month. The exciting Romantic Warrior also makes his first start of the term, but Golden Sixty, who faces the talented 4-year-old California Spangle and just five other foes, takes center stage. 

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, November 20, 2022)

Paul Lally:
R1: 9-6-5-11

R2: 1-8-9-4

R3: 1-8-4-3

R4: 2-3-8-9

R5: 4-7-2-1

R6: 3-2-6-4

R7: 4-2-7-6

R8: 2-7-8-9

R9: 5-10-7-9

Best Bet: R8 N2 The Irishman

Longshot: R3 N1 Flaming Passion

Play: R5 QQP 2-4-7

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Nick Child:
R1: 5-9-11-7

R2: 6-8-1-9

R3: 4-1-5-12

R4: 9-8-3-2

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, November 16, 2022)